Miss America 1967 | |
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Date | September 10, 1966 |
Presenters | Bert Parks |
Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Broadcaster | NBC |
Entrants | 50 |
Placements | 10 |
Winner | Jane Anne Jayroe Oklahoma |
Miss America 1967, the 40th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1966.[1] It was televised in the United States on NBC, and the first telecast of the pageant in color.
Although an entry representing the city of Tulsa had been victorious in the 1926 pageant, Jane Anne Jayroe became the first woman with the title of Miss Oklahoma to win the crown.
Jayroe's unique performance in the talent competition had her conducting the Miss America orchestra while singing the Len Barry hit "1-2-3." She later became an executive with Oklahoma's state tourism bureau and an Oklahoma City television news anchor.